New Technique Reveals Unseen Information in DNA Code

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 11:31 in Biology & Nature

A multi-institutional research team has used a new technique to map 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in DNA from human and mouse embryonic stem cells, revealing new information about their patterns of distribution. These DNA modifications play major roles in fundamental life processes.

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